Articles by E. Stephen Burnett

I just wish more evangelicals realized Left Behind is still just end times fantasy and could have fun with it anyway, rather than taking it all so seriously.

Though God first reveals Himself in The Bible, He also gives us echoes of His Word and reflections of His image in secular novels and films.

We may cheer for real-life heroes as if they’re beyond evil. But we understand completely when poser heroes in our fiction reveal their evil nature—and we favor their punishment.

Should a film like “Noah” sink or succeed based on whether it is a seaworthy evangelism tool?

If I can enjoy films about Christians, or about non-Christian heroes who serve as Christ figures, why wouldn’t I also enjoy a faithful reenactment of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ himself?

Entertainment, education, propaganda. We use culture in several ways. How about using it to enjoy God?

Days before the 50th anniversary special, two CaPC writers choose their favorite “Who” stories, moments, and catchphrases.

The second “Ransom Trilogy” story captivated me with themes of a virginal paradise invaded by serious, haunting evil.

A time agent or lizard detective may promote other lifestyles. But Who fans only weep over true love stories such as that of Rory and Amy Williams.

In most of showrunner Russell T. Davies’s stories, “everything has its time and everything dies.” Steven Moffat’s stories more often exult, “Everybody lives!”

Daleks destroy, angels strike, and monsters chase, but in “Doctor Who” the most horrible villains absorb and “upgrade” human nature itself.

The Time Lord needs timeless tunes, and series composer Murray Gold obliges with creative and cinematic bombast.

Fans fall in love with ‘Doctor Who’ for a reason greater than its creatures, battles, alien worlds, special effects, and fantastic stories. They fall in love because of wonder.

What the Narnia films need is a little hardship.

Do evangelical calls for Church-saving supermen encourage imitations of Christ or of worldly “masculine” behavior?

What I’d struggled to say for years, crime-novel author J. Mark Bertrand easily proclaims at The Gospel Coalition.